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The streak is over

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 3:03pm

As Mitt Romney clinched the Republican nomination with a primary win in Texas earlier this week, he also snapped a streak in the Palmetto State.

The more politically observant know the winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary has eventually captured the party's nomination in every contest since 1980, and even the less informed can remember back to January, when Newt Gingrich thumped opponents with a commanding 40 percent of the vote.

But a recent conversation with a University of South Carolina political science professor also got me thinking about the impact of transplant voters -- particularly in Bluffton -- who spent their working lives elsewhere but chose to retire to warmer climates.

Here's a quote from that conversation:

“If the politics of rural communities in this state are distinctive, a place like Bluffton is more like a melting pot and keeping with the national trends. The good news is a political candidate need not be from there. Paradoxically, it also means that communities like Bluffton are more likely to be interested in things like the Tea Party movement, opposed to taxes, suspicious of redistribution programs and so forth, and that probably says as much about the life opportunities there than anything.”

What do you think of the professor's assessment and what makes this area a political outlier?

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Bluffton and Hilton Head is a melting pot. There are the locals and the newcomers from all over the nation. It does not have the provincialism experienced in many areas where the locals dominate the voting base and where newcomers are moving in. It is a good sample area for anyone interested in trends and opinions. Evidently all the politicians have been advised of this because we see national candidates from both parties. Rasmussen and Gallup should take note.

The locals in PA elected that skinhead. It shows more of what the locals want than what the GOP wants. The Dems have a few whackos elected even in congress, much less local offices. We might agree that both parties have some extremists.

Your comments are very disrespectful and totally uncalled for.. If you disagree with me, fine. However, being rude doesn't validate your point of view. Perhaps you should "grow up", eliminate your typical "rants" and learn a few manners.

Gin, don't act all self-righteous. I treat you the same way you treat others. You blamed the entire Republican Party for having some racist members, and then get upset when I point out your party has the same quality of people. Not my fault you can’t see past the D or R behind someone’s name.

You pick Boehner as a rock head, but ignore the fact that his opponents refuse to compromise. It's called stalemate. I would pick Reid as a classic rock head if that is the name for a person who doesn't compromise well. He has not allowed any bills from the house to be seen by the senate. The least he could do is to let the senators read the bills and debate them. He;s afraid his fellow Democrats might agree with the house.

And by the way, I don;t see any disrespectful comments by BA. Could you be more specific?

I'll address you, since although we don't agree on anything and I you believe you to hold the coats of those in your party who cannot express an opinion without making it personal, l don't recall you attacking a blogger personally, only their opinion or posting. That is fair.

If I "blamed the entire Republican Party", how is that any different than comments about "liberals or Democrats". Those are generalities and I don't take them personally.

Perhaps you can tell your friend that comments like "grow up" and "rants about Fox" (on another thread) can call for appropriate responses. "Treat others", what "others"? I'm seldom here. I only posted links and did not address ANY blogger except MR and WHHI.

If anyone is "self-righteous" it is obviously the stink he wallowed in with VM, CG, MF and OG.

Gin, real mature. I don't like what you say or how you say it so I won't talk to you. Then you ask other to pass along your message, my first remark about you growing up hit the nail on the head. I understand your upset because instead of making subtle snide remarks like you I am blunt. That is just the difference between us, you hide your comments in sarcasm and I do not.

I guess I should apologize seeing as you can’t take what you dish out and get your feelings hurt a little too easily, but I won’t. As long as you continue on your crusade without ever giving thought to the exact same goings on in your own party I will be more than happy to point out your hypocrisy.

from Heron: "And by the way, I don;t see any disrespectful comments by BA. Could you be more specific?" Therefore, my response was to HERON.

You are rude, ill mannered and a disgrace to humanity. You should grow up and learn to stick to a topic without hurling insults. Since you can't, you reveal your obvious ignorance. You may now have the last stupid, nonsensical word.

Gin I am confused are you saying that is a quote of me? If so please post the link so we can have the whole story. If that is just your reply, than thank you for once again proving I hit the nail on the head. I am sure with some outside help you could cure yourself of your hatred for all things right and learn that both sides have their issues.

"You are rude, ill mannered, and a disgrace to humanity."
I hate to get involved here, but is this person really calling OTHER people out for hurling insults and not being able to stick to a topic?
I think the topic here was South Carolina not picking Mitt Romney as the eventual republican nominee. I think the only person that spoke about that was heron55. It certainly wasn't Ginsxcy, who accuses others of being off topic.
Hey, this is going to be fun here. ;)